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FOI 5522 WiFi Provider Contracts

1. Wi-Fi Provider- Who is the contracted supplier for the Wi-Fi contract.

Qolcom

2. Average Annual Spend – Please state the annual average spend over three years for each supplier. If this is a new contract please state the estimate annual average spends. If there is more than one Wi-Fi provider please split annual for each individual provider. ?

Approx £13, 814.00 (Exc VAT)  per year x 3

3. Number of Wi-Fi Users- Please state the number of users the Wi-Fi contract is in place for. An estimate number of users will also be acceptable. If there is more than one Wi-Fi provider please state the number of users for each individual provider.

2000

4. What is the contract Type: 1. WiFi= WiFi contract, 2. Managed=Part of a larger contract, 3. In-house=is the Wi-Fi managed and maintained in-house.

1

5. Number of Locations/Site- I require the number of locations/sites the Wi-Fi contract is contracted for. If there is more than one Wi-Fi provider please state the number of sites for each individual provider.

3

6. End User Offer- What the Wi-Fi offers to the end users e.g. Unlimited, Pay as you go, free 1 hour access or just free access. If there is more than one Wi-Fi provider please state the number of sites for each individual provider.

Unlimited access

7. Manufacturer Name/Brand- Please provides me with the brand names of the Wi-Fi equipment which many include manufacturers of the access points and routers. If there is more than one Wi-Fi provider please state the Manufacturers Name for each individual provider.

Juniper

8. Contract Description- Please provide me with a brief description of the solution in place for Wi-Fi and any other services provided under the contract. If there is more than one Wi-Fi provider please state the contract description for each individual provider.

Wifi available for mobile trust Devices for trust use. Serperate link provided via different SSID for non trust devices secured via smartpass

9. Actual Contract Start Date- Please can you state the Start date of the contract. If there is more than on Wi-Fi provider please split contract dates for each individual provider.

13/09/2017 – 12/09/2018

10. Actual Contract Renewal/Expiry Date- Please can you state the renewal/expiry date of the contract. If the contract is coming up for renewal if possible please state the likely outcome of the Wi-Fi contract.

Switching to Cisco wireless already awarded and due to implement in New Year

11. Contact Details- I require the person from within the organisation responsible for the Wi-Fi contract. Can you please provide me with their full contact detail including contact number and an email address? If there is more than one Wi-Fi provider please state the contract details for each individual provider.

Didier Meert

Head of ICT infrastructure Services

Didier.meert@heartofengland.nhs.uk

0121 424 2000 ext 43967

Wifi contract with Qolcom – Switching to Cisco wireless already awarded and due to implement in New Year – 12/09/2018. Locations will depend on the impending merger with UHB in 2018

 12. IF the organisation doesn’t have a Wi-Fi contract in place please state when the organisation plans to have a Wi-Fi contract in place. Please do this by providing me with a month and year and if possible what type of solutions they plan to want in place and the number of locations.

Wifi contract with Qolcom – Switching to Cisco wireless already awarded and due to implement in new year – 12/09/2018. Locations will depend on the impending merger with UHB in 2018

13. If this service is provided in-house please provide me with:

This service is not provided in –house – Qolcom & Cisco will be implementing

Number of Users

2000

Number of Locations/Site

4

End User Offer

Unlimited access

Manufacturer Name/Brand

Qolcom

Contact Details- I require the person from within the organisation responsible for the Wi-Fi

Didier Meert

Head of ICT infrastructure Services

Didier.meert@heartofengland.nhs.uk

0121 424 2000 ext 43967

14. IF the organisation has this service (Wi-Fi) as part of a managed service please can you provide me with the contract details of the managed contract including:

Current Provider

Qolcom

Number of Users- This is normally the total number of staff with the organisation.

2000

Contract Description- Please can you provide me with a brief contract description of the overall contract.

Wifi available for mobile trust Devices for trust use. Serperate link provided via different SSID for non-trust devices secured via smartpass

Contract Expiry Date- Please

12/09/2018

Contract Review Date

13/06/2018

Contact Details- I require the person from within the organisation responsible for the Wi-Fi contract. Can you please provide me with their full contact detail including contact number and an email address?

Didier Meert

Head of ICT infrastructure Services

Didier.meert@heartofengland.nhs.uk

0121 424 2000 ext 43967

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